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English grammar lesson 4: Verbs: action words · Set 936 · 40 questions
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The grammar rule (Ask “what does it do?”): Find who the sentence is about (the subject). Ask: what does (or did) the subject do? The word that answers is the verb. Names and things are nouns; describing words are adjectives.

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  1. 1.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Rahul buys a new toy every day.” (a) buys (b) new (c) toy (d) Rahul
  2. 2.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Manav sang a happy song yesterday.” (a) Manav (b) happy (c) song (d) sang
  3. 3.Pick the action word: Saanvi ___ the ball every day. (a) kicks (b) red (c) happily
  4. 4.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Aisha carries a heavy bag every day.” (a) bag (b) carries (c) Aisha (d) heavy
  5. 5.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Ananya buys a small toy every day.” (a) toy (b) buys (c) Ananya (d) small
  6. 6.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Karan flew a new kite yesterday.” (a) kite (b) new (c) Karan (d) flew
  7. 7.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Neel reads a new book every day.” (a) book (b) new (c) reads (d) Neel
  8. 8.Pick the action word: Priya ___ the toy every day. (a) quickly (b) buys (c) new
  9. 9.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Yash opens a big box every day.” (a) box (b) opens (c) Yash (d) big
  10. 10.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Rohan reads a new book every day.” (a) book (b) new (c) reads (d) Rohan
  11. 11.Pick the action word: Aisha ___ the letter every day. (a) writes (b) short (c) slowly
  12. 12.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Kunal draws a colourful picture every day.” (a) Kunal (b) draws (c) picture (d) colourful
  13. 13.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Diya reads a funny book every day.” (a) reads (b) funny (c) book (d) Diya
  14. 14.Pick the action word: Manav ___ the wall every day. (a) paints (b) tall (c) quickly
  15. 15.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Arjun read a new book yesterday.” (a) book (b) new (c) read (d) Arjun
  16. 16.Pick the action word: Manav ___ the book every day. (a) new (b) reads (c) quickly
  17. 17.Pick the action word: Ananya ___ the mango every day. (a) quickly (b) ripe (c) eats
  18. 18.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Myra opened a big box yesterday.” (a) Myra (b) box (c) big (d) opened
  19. 19.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Ira buys a small toy every day.” (a) toy (b) small (c) buys (d) Ira
  20. 20.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Isha draws a big picture every day.” (a) Isha (b) picture (c) big (d) draws
  21. 21.Pick the action word: Ira ___ the book every day. (a) happily (b) reads (c) new
  22. 22.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Kabir painted a tall wall yesterday.” (a) Kabir (b) wall (c) tall (d) painted
  23. 23.Pick the action word: Aditya ___ the mango every day. (a) happily (b) eats (c) ripe
  24. 24.Pick the action word: Neel ___ the wall every day. (a) paints (b) tall (c) slowly
  25. 25.Pick the action word: Arjun ___ the book every day. (a) new (b) reads (c) happily
  26. 26.Pick the action word: Kabir ___ the letter every day. (a) happily (b) short (c) writes
  27. 27.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Karan bought a small toy yesterday.” (a) small (b) toy (c) Karan (d) bought
  28. 28.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Kabir flew a new kite yesterday.” (a) new (b) Kabir (c) kite (d) flew
  29. 29.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Priya sang a sweet song yesterday.” (a) sweet (b) sang (c) song (d) Priya
  30. 30.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Yash reads a funny book every day.” (a) book (b) reads (c) funny (d) Yash
  31. 31.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Rohan read a new book yesterday.” (a) new (b) read (c) book (d) Rohan
  32. 32.Pick the action word: Vivaan ___ the kite every day. (a) quickly (b) flies (c) red
  33. 33.Pick the action word: Sneha ___ the ball every day. (a) slowly (b) kicks (c) red
  34. 34.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Isha read a funny book yesterday.” (a) read (b) funny (c) Isha (d) book
  35. 35.Pick the action word: Rohan ___ the book every day. (a) reads (b) quickly (c) funny
  36. 36.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Ishaan sings a happy song every day.” (a) Ishaan (b) happy (c) song (d) sings
  37. 37.Pick the action word: Farhan ___ the ball every day. (a) slowly (b) kicks (c) red
  38. 38.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Ishaan flew a new kite yesterday.” (a) flew (b) Ishaan (c) kite (d) new
  39. 39.Pick the action word: Isha ___ the toy every day. (a) buys (b) quickly (c) new
  40. 40.Pick the action word: Kunal ___ the bag every day. (a) heavy (b) carries (c) quickly

Answer key

  1. buys
  2. sang
  3. kicks
  4. carries
  5. buys
  6. flew
  7. reads
  8. buys
  9. opens
  10. reads
  11. writes
  12. draws
  13. reads
  14. paints
  15. read
  16. reads
  17. eats
  18. opened
  19. buys
  20. draws
  21. reads
  22. painted
  23. eats
  24. paints
  25. reads
  26. writes
  27. bought
  28. flew
  29. sang
  30. reads
  31. read
  32. flies
  33. kicks
  34. read
  35. reads
  36. sings
  37. kicks
  38. flew
  39. buys
  40. carries

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